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Manufacturing Milma Receives Spice Coast Excellence Award, Reports ₹4,344 Crore Turnover
Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) has been awarded the Spice Coast Excellence Award by The Cochin Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Altacit Global. Milma Chairman K S Mani received the award at the 2026 ceremony. The cooperative reported a turnover of ₹4,344 crore for 2025-26 and has partnered with LuLu Group for global expansion, with plans to enter major e-commerce platforms.
Technology IEEE Award Winner Karen Panetta Urges Better STEM Access and AI Literacy
IEEE Fellow Karen Panetta, recipient of the 2026 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal, argues that public understanding of AI has failed to keep pace with deployment. Her career spans underwater imaging, wildlife monitoring, and low-cost pathogen detection, all driven by real-world problems. She advocates for improved STEM education access across cultures and languages.